Across
- 8. Government in which people rule themselves
- 10. Epic poems that tell of the last years of the Trojan war
- 11. Groups that helped shape Greek cultures
- 13. the Olympic games were held in honor of him
- 15. marketplace and meeting place
- 19. How the seas changed how people traveled
- 20. First Greeks, also the first to speak the Greek language
Down
- 1. Stories about gods/heroes that try to tell how the world works
- 2. a leader who made Athens a democracy
- 3. a tyrant who made many improvements to Athens
- 4. Short stories that teach the reader about life
- 5. Island Minoans Lived
- 6. Geographic features of Greece
- 7. First Greek city-state to develop a democracy
- 9. Rich Landowners
- 12. Famous for his fables that teach life lessons
- 14. Poems often set to music
- 16. Sea that lies to the east of Greece
- 17. Leader who hold power through use of force
- 18. Greek epic poet who wrote the Odessey and the Iliad